Immortality Begins with the Master of Alchemy

Chapter 20: Getting involved in the mountains

 Fifty-five bottles of Bigu Pills and thirty bottles of Zhongmiao Pills.

 This is what Luo Chen achieved in one month.

 He only refined fifty bottles of Bigu Pill, and the extra five bottles were the legacy left by the short-lived ghost.

 The thirty bottles of Zhongmiao Pills were a bit of an unexpected surprise.

 This time, we succeeded in making three pots, all of which were of inferior quality.

 Placing the elixirs on the bluestone board, Luo Chen put his hands on his hips and looked forward to today's big gathering.

 Chen Laodao still came a little later than him.

When he saw Luo Chen, his old eyes were full of resentment.

 Fifty spiritual stones!

　　I just took it back last time, and this guy lent it back again.

He has already made plans. No matter how hard Luo Chen tries his best today, he will definitely take back the loan!

must!

“Xiao Luo, your alchemy skills are so profound!”

 The corner that was given to Luo Chen before was never full.

 But today it was densely packed with jade bottles, at least fifty or sixty bottles, and it was almost full.

 It can be seen that Luo Chen's alchemy skills must have become more sophisticated again.

Luo Chen chuckled, "This is all thanks to your generous help, Fellow Daoist Chen, otherwise I wouldn't have the capital to refine more elixirs."

"Hmph, you wish you knew that." Old Chen snorted, and then said sternly: "I borrowed money from you before because of my kindness, but today I have to return the spiritual stone to me."

"sure!"

Luo Chen looked like he was borrowing something and returning it.

 Chen Laodao's expression looked better now. With all his debts out of the way, he really didn't think about the tea and the rice didn't taste good!

Suddenly, he let out a light sigh.

"Huh!"

“Xiao Luo, are you at the fourth level of Qi refining stage?”

Luo Chen was curious, "How did you know?"

“I have practiced the art of spiritual vision, and looking at the spirit is just a small thing.” After saying with satisfaction, Chen Laodao was a little confused, “Aren’t you a qualified person with five spiritual roots? You can actually break through the middle stage of Qi refining at this age.”

 Spiritual vision, a low-level spell, can use spiritual energy to make the vision of the eyes clearer, and at the same time, it has the ability to detect spirits.

 Among the low-level spells, together with fireball, wind control, traction, and healing, they are called the five must-know spells in the Qi refining period.

 Unfortunately, except for the fireball technique, none of the other four Luo Chen can do it.

 The entanglement technique and the fireball technique were both obtained by the original owner from an unexpected encounter back then.

 The Cleansing Spell is just one of the most **** spells. He got it in exchange for a bottle of Bigu Pill at the market.

 Chen Laodao looked at Luo Chen with a strange expression.

Probably he never expected that one day, Luo Chen would be a mid-stage Qi refining monk like himself.

 Although there is no huge difference between the mid-term and early-stage monks, the upper limit of spiritual power in the body can be doubled!

 Various combat methods can also be used calmly.

 In the early days, the monks in Dahefang were only at the lowest level.

 If you don’t have any skills, you can only do odd jobs and do whatever others ask you to do.

 But it will be different in the mid-term. You can join various forces and receive various well-rewarded tasks.

  It can be said that only monks in the middle stage of Qi Refining have the capital to live in Dahefang City.

Facing the old man’s doubts, Luo Chen just smiled and said he was lucky.

 Actually, this is just what it should be.

 A bottle of Qi Nourishing Pills provided him with a large amount of spiritual energy, allowing his progress bar to reach 96/100.

 The rest of the spiritual energy he needed was obtained by practicing hard day and night using the Perfect Changchun Gong and Anshen Incense for more than 20 days.

 Breaking through to the fourth level of Qi Refining is a matter of course.

Helping Chen Laodao lay out the talisman skins, Luo Chen pointed to the spot where Wang Yuan usually set up his stall with some doubts.

 “Brother Wang hasn’t come to set up a stall recently?”

"Don't you know the recent major events in the outer city?" Chen Laodao looked at him strangely.

Luo Chen was confused.

"That's right. You live in a remote area. If you don't pay attention, you might not know about it."

 Chen Laodao explained it to himself, and then said meaningfully: "Recently, the Dajiang Gang and the Lianyun Merchant Alliance have formed an alliance."

 “Isn’t this normal?”

Lianyun Merchant Alliance is a well-known casual cultivator force in the Yuding Region, and its industries cover all the large and small cities in the Yuding Region.

The main business is to transship and sell natural materials and treasures from various places, and earn the price difference from them.   Among them, transportation business is bound to be involved.

As mentioned before, storage bags are not something that ordinary cultivators can have, and if you want to do this kind of large-scale business, a few storage bags will not be of much use.

 Hence, the Lianyun Merchant Alliance has always had a good cooperative relationship with the local Dajiang Gang.

 The Dajiang Gang makes a living on the Lancang River in Dahefang City.

 Since ancient times, water transport has been one of the most profitable businesses at home and abroad, and the industrial chains involved are countless.

It is completely normal for the Lianyun Business Alliance to choose to form an alliance with the Dajiang Gang and conduct in-depth cooperation.

 Chen Laodao shrugged, "But it's not normal for the Dajiang Gang to want to get involved in the business in the mountains."

“Business in the mountains?” Luo Chen asked in surprise: “Isn’t that the territory of the Poshan Gang?”

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　ifies!

 Chen Laodao sneered, "What are you from the Poshan Gang? The Million Mountains of the Eastern Wasteland are the territory of monsters. Even the six great sects in the Far East dare not say that it is their business."

"Well"

“Let’s put it this way, the Dajiang Gang has taken a fancy to the several safe paths that the Poshan Gang has explored over the past hundred years.”

 Chen Laodao is a person who likes to tell gossip and also likes to inquire about gossip. After all, these things are not valuable.

Even sometimes, when you meet high-level monks from outside, you can use this information to earn a few spiritual stones.

His inquiries made it clear that the Dajiang Gang was serious.

 At first, I sent people to explore a safe way into the mountain, but suffered heavy losses.

 Later on, we started to take the path trodden by the Poshan Gang.

 The Poshan Gang was naturally unwilling, and then there were various conflicts.

 A month ago, the magical weapons that Wang Yuan sold were the trophies captured by the monks from the Poshan Gang who killed the Dajiang Gang in the mountains.

Now the conflict is getting more and more intense, and the fighting between the two sides is no longer limited to the mountains.

 At night in the outer city, fights between two gangs would occur from time to time.

Luo Chen’s mind was racing as he listened to these gossips.

“You specifically mentioned the alliance between the Lianyun Commercial Alliance and the Dajiang Gang before. Could it be that the actions of the Dajiang Gang were instigated by the Lianyun Commercial Alliance?”

 After asking this question, Luo Chen's mind started to spin faster.

"By the way, the various heavenly materials, earthly treasures, monster flesh and blood obtained by the Poshan Gang's hunting are all sold to major forces at high prices. The Lianyun Merchant Alliance is not a sect force, so naturally they will not be satisfied with those prices. "

“Now that we have formed an alliance with the Dajiang Gang, we also want to create a rival to compete with the Poshan Gang.”

“If it really succeeds, then the cost for them to acquire resources will be much smaller in the future.”

 Old Chen snorted.

“You are not stupid, that’s what I think. Otherwise, the Dajiang Gang would move earlier and later. Why would they start thinking about Dashan before and after forming an alliance?”

 After agreeing, there was a deep sigh.

 The two gangs are doing this, making the already unsafe outer city area even more chaotic.

There are even some casual cultivators mixed in, taking advantage of the situation, and those honest and responsible casual cultivators will suffer.

"Wang Yuan has been very famous recently. He guarded the mountain road and killed five or six mid-level monks. He even beheaded an eighth-level Qi Refining monk from Dajiang Gang."

 “I didn’t come today, that’s normal.”

 Chen Laodao shook his head, "If this mess continues, I plan to move into the inner city."

 “Xiao Luo, what about you?”

 Luo Chen fell into silence.

The place where he lives is in the most remote southwest corner, adjacent to the Xiaoyue Mountains, but far away from the Guyuan Mountains and Daxue Mountains where the Poshan Gang is mainly active.

 If there is a conflict, it should not affect him.

 But just in case!

“Let me take another look. The rent for living in the inner city and the deposit required for renting a house are not small amounts.”

Living in a small town is not easy.

 Living in the inner city is beyond the reach of ordinary casual cultivators.

 Sighed and put his mind back together, Luo Chen forced out a smile to greet today's guests.

 “Good morning, fellow Daoist Zeng, what time is it?”

 “On the hour!”

 (End of this chapter)